Hydrogen Peroxide → Methyl 5-carbamoyl-4-cyclobutyl-2-methylbenzoate

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To an 8-mL vial was added methyl 5-cyano-4-cyclobutyl-2-methylbenzoate (152.4, 100 mg, 0.436 mmol, 1.0 equiv), potassium carbonate (181 mg, 1.31 mmol, 3.0 equiv) and DMSO (2.2 mL) and stirring was initiated. Hydrogen peroxide (50 wt %) (176 μL, 3.05 mmol, 7.0 equiv) was added over about 1 minute. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 29 hours then diluted into brine (10 mL) plus 1 M H3PO4 (1.5 mL). The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (10 mL×1, 3 mL×1). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (10 mL) plus a few drops of 1 M H3PO4 followed by a mixture of water (10 mL) plus saturated NaHCO3 (1 mL) and finally brine (5 mL). The organics was dried (Na2SO4), filtered and evaporated to obtain the title compound as a white solid (59 mg, 55%). m/z (ES+) 248.0 (M+H)+.

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